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MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 1994

"IN THE PROGRESSION TOWARDS HIGHER

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INTELLIGENCE-INTENSIVE ACTIVITIES, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN QUALITY AND SPEED OF EXECUTION ARE ASSUMING INCREASING IMPORTANCE.

"WHILE EFFORTS ON THESE FRONTS MUST REMAIN WITH THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR, THE GOVERNMENT IS WILLING TO HELP THOSE READY TO HELP THEMSELVES," MISS YUE SAID.

SOME OF THE MEASURES TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT IN THE QUALITY AREA INCLUDE THE SETTING UP OF THE STANDARDS AND CALIBRATION LABORATORY, THE INTRODUCTION OF THE HONG KONG LABORATORY ACCREDITATION SCHEME (HOKLAS) AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PRODUCT STANDARDS INFORMATION BUREAU.

OTHERS INCLUDE THE LAUNCHING OF AN ON-GOING QUALITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF QUALITY AWARENESS AND THE APPLICATION OF THE QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, THE SETTING UP OF THE HONG KONG QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCY TO PROVIDE ISO 9000 CERTIFICATION SERVICE AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THE QUALITY CATEGORY IN THE ANNUAL GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY.

MISS YUE NOTED THAT IN THE AREA OF EXECUTION, MORE AND MORE MANUFACTURERS IN HONG KONG WERE ADOPTING VARIOUS "QUICK RESPONSE" OR. "JUST-IN-TIME" SYSTEMS THROUGH THE USE OF CONCURRENT ENGINEERING

OTHER TECHNOLOGIES.

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"SUCH DEVELOPMENT IS VITAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AS THE SHELF LIFE OF PRODUCTS IS BECOMING SHORTER AND SHORTER, SHE SAID.

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"FOR THIS REASON, A NUMBER OF PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT ARE NOW BEING UNDERTAKEN BY THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL AND OTHER INDUSTRIAL BODIES TO ASSIST SPECIFIC INDUSTRIAL SECTORS TO SHORTEN THE WHOLE MANUFACTURING CYCLE, FROM ORDERING OF MATERIALS. DESIGN AND PROTOTYPE OR SAMPLE MAKING, MANUFACTURING AND DELIVERY THE FINISHED PRODUCTS TO THE SPECIFIED DESTINATIONS,

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RESULTS ON WHOLESALE ACTIVITIES STUDY ANNOUNCED

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THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) ANNOUNCED THE COMPLETION OF A STUDY ON WHOLESALE ACTIVITIES.

COMMISSIONED IN FEBRUARY 1993, THE CONSULTANCY STUDY EXAMINED THE CHARACTERISTICS, LOCATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF WHOLESALE ACTIVITIES AND ASSESSED THE IMPACTS GENERATED BY WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENTS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THIS WAS A TERRITORY-WIDE STUDY COVERING WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENTS IN INDUSTRIAL, RESIDENTIAL AND COMMMERCIAL/OFFICE BUILDINGS.

ACCORDING TO THE EXTENSIVE FIELD SURVEY UNDERTAKEN, THE NUMBER OF WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENTS WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 14,318 LAST YEAR.

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